רֹ֭דֵף — Proverbs 21:21 Hebrew Word Study

רֹ֭דֵף

𐤓𐤃𐤐

rodef

pursues

a primitive root; to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by); chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).

H7291

Proverbs 21:21 · Word #1

Lexicon `H7291`

Lemma	רָדַף
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤓𐤃𐤐
Transliteration	râdaph
Strong's	H7291
In-context	pursues

Morphology `HVqrmsa` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	`q` — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation	`r` — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 `H7291-26`

a pursuer

Root	רדף (r-d-p)
Core Meanings	to chase, pursue, run after, persecute, hound
Semantic Range	to chase in battle, pursue an enemy, persecute someone, run after with hostile intent, relentlessly follow, figuratively of pursuing righteousness or being pursued by calamity
Conceptual Significance	רדף often conveys aggressive or relentless pursuit, especially in military or judicial contexts. It can describe enemies pursuing Israel, persecutors oppressing the righteous, or metaphorically the pursuit of righteousness or peace, highlighting themes of conflict, justice, and covenant loyalty in biblical theology.
Morphological Notes	Qal active participle, masculine singular absolute from רָדַף. Functions substantivally to denote one characterized by the act of pursuing.
Rendering Rationale	The form רֹדֵף is a Qal active participle masculine singular absolute, describing "one who is pursuing." Rendering it as "a pursuer" preserves both the active, ongoing sense of the participle and its masculine singular form, while maintaining the core idea of hostile or determined pursuit inherent in the root רדף.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root רדף (to chase, pursue, run after, persecute, hound)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H7291-01`	beradefam	as they pursued them
`H7291-02`	eredefah	let me pursue
`H7291-03`	eredof	I pursue
`H7291-04`	harodef	the pursuing one
`H7291-05`	harodefim	the pursuing men
`H7291-06`	hiredifuhu	they drove in pursuit of him
`H7291-07`	liredafekha	to run-after you (masculine singular)
`H7291-08`	liredof	to chase after
`H7291-09`	meradef	a pursuer
`H7291-10`	merodefay	from my pursuers
`H7291-11`	miredof	from chasing
`H7291-12`	niredaf	we pursue; a pursued one (masculine singular)
`H7291-13`	niredafenu	we have been hunted down
`H7291-14`	niredefah	let us chase after
`H7291-15`	radaf	he chased-after
`H7291-16`	radafu	they chased after
`H7291-17`	radefi	he pursued me
`H7291-18`	radefo	he pursued him
`H7291-19`	radefu	they chased after
`H7291-20`	rdvfy	I have pursued
`H7291-21`	redafukha	they pursued you (masculine singular)
`H7291-22`	redafum	they chased after them
`H7291-23`	redafuni	they have pursued me
`H7291-24`	redof	Pursue!
`H7291-25`	ridefu	Pursue, you men!
`H7291-27`	rodefam	one pursuing them
`H7291-28`	rodefay	my pursuers
`H7291-29`	rodefekha	your pursuer
`H7291-30`	rodefey	pursuers of
`H7291-31`	rodefeyha	her pursuers
`H7291-32`	rodefeyhem	those pursuing them
`H7291-33`	rodefeykhem	those pursuing you all
`H7291-34`	rodefeynu	our pursuers
`H7291-35`	teradef	she relentlessly pursues
`H7291-36`	tiredefem	you pursue them
`H7291-37`	tiredefuni	you men pursue me
`H7291-38`	tiredof	you (masculine singular) pursue
`H7291-39`	umeradef	and a pursuing one
`H7291-40`	umerodefay	and from my pursuers
`H7291-41`	uredafetem	and you will pursue
`H7291-42`	uredafukha	and they shall hunt you down
`H7291-43`	uredof	and pursue in chase!
`H7291-44`	vatiredefenu	and you chased after us
`H7291-45`	vayiredefehu	and he pursued him
`H7291-46`	vayiredefem	and he chased-after them
`H7291-47`	vayiredefu	and they chased after
`H7291-48`	vayiredefum	and they chased them down
`H7291-49`	vayiredof	and he pursued
`H7291-50`	veeredefah	and let me pursue
`H7291-51`	veradaf	and he pursued
`H7291-52`	veradafeti	and I will pursue
`H7291-53`	veradefehu	and pursue him
`H7291-54`	veradefu	and they pursued
`H7291-55`	veridefah	and she pursued
`H7291-56`	verodef	and a pursuing one
`H7291-57`	verodefay	against my pursuers
`H7291-58`	verodefim	and pursuers
`H7291-59`	verudaf	and he was relentlessly pursued
`H7291-60`	yeradef	he will relentlessly pursue
`H7291-61`	yiradof	he will pursue
`H7291-62`	yiredaf	he will pursue
`H7291-63`	yiredafekha	he will pursue you (masc.)
`H7291-64`	yiredefem	he pursues them
`H7291-65`	yiredefo	he will run-after him
`H7291-66`	yiredefu	they will chase after
`H7291-67`	yiredefuni	they will relentlessly pursue me
`H7291-68`	yiredof	he will pursue
`H7291-69`	yiredofu	they will pursue

Word Usage (144 occurrences of H7291)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 14:14	וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֖ף	vayiredof	and pursued
Genesis 14:15	וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפֵ/ם֙	vayiredefem	and pursued them
Genesis 31:23	וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֣ף	vayiredof	and pursued
Genesis 35:5	רָֽדְפ֔וּ	radefu	they pursued
Genesis 44:4	רְדֹ֖ף	redof	pursue
Exodus 14:4	וְ/רָדַ֣ף	veradaf	and he will pursue
Exodus 14:8	וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֕ף	vayiredof	and he pursued
Exodus 14:9	וַ/יִּרְדְּפ֨וּ	vayiredefu	and pursued
Exodus 14:23	וַ/יִּרְדְּפ֤וּ	vayiredefu	pursued
Exodus 15:9	אֶרְדֹּ֥ף	eredof	I will pursue
Leviticus 26:7	וּ/רְדַפְתֶּ֖ם	uredafetem	and you shall chase
Leviticus 26:8	וְ/רָדְפ֨וּ	veradefu	and shall chase
Leviticus 26:8	יִרְדֹּ֑פוּ	yiredofu	shall chase
Leviticus 26:17	רֹדֵ֥ף	rodef	one pursues
Leviticus 26:36	וְ/רָדַ֣ף	veradaf	will pursue
Leviticus 26:36	רֹדֵֽף	rodef	pursues
Leviticus 26:37	וְ/רֹדֵ֣ף	verodef	and pursuer
Deuteronomy 1:44	וַ/יִּרְדְּפ֣וּ	vayiredefu	and chased
Deuteronomy 11:4	בְּ/רָדְפָ֖/ם	beradefam	as they pursued
Deuteronomy 16:20	תִּרְדֹּ֑ף	tiredof	you shall pursue
Deuteronomy 19:6	יִרְדֹּף֩	yiredof	he pursue
Deuteronomy 28:22	וּ/רְדָפ֖וּ/ךָ	uredafukha	and they will pursue you
Deuteronomy 28:45	וּ/רְדָפ֨וּ/ךָ֙	uredafukha	and-they-shall-pursue-you
Deuteronomy 30:7	רְדָפֽוּ/ךָ	redafukha	persecuted-you
Deuteronomy 32:30	יִרְדֹּ֤ף	yiredof	chase
Joshua 2:5	רִדְפ֥וּ	ridefu	pursue
Joshua 2:7	רָדְפ֤וּ	radefu	pursued
Joshua 2:7	הָ/רֹדְפִ֖ים	harodefim	those who pursued
Joshua 2:16	הָ/רֹדְפִ֑ים	harodefim	the pursuers
Joshua 2:16	הָ/רֹֽדְפִ֔ים	harodefim-2	the pursuers
Joshua 2:22	הָ/רֹדְפִ֑ים	harodefim	the pursuers
Joshua 2:22	הָ/רֹדְפִ֛ים	harodefim-2	the pursuers
Joshua 7:5	וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפ֞וּ/ם	vayiredefum	and pursued them
Joshua 8:16	לִ/רְדֹּ֖ף	liredof	to pursue
Joshua 8:16	וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפוּ֙	vayiredefu	and they pursued
Joshua 8:17	וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפ֖וּ	vayiredefu	and-they-pursued
Joshua 8:20	הָ/רוֹדֵֽף	harodef	the pursuers
Joshua 8:24	רְדָפ֣וּ/ם	redafum	they pursued them
Joshua 10:10	וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפֵ֗/ם	vayiredefem	and pursued them
Joshua 10:19	רִדְפוּ֙	ridefu	pursue
Joshua 11:8	וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפ֞וּ/ם	vayiredefum	and pursued them
Joshua 20:5	יִרְדֹּ֜ף	yiredof	he pursues
Joshua 23:10	יִרְדָּף	yiredaf	a thousand
Joshua 24:6	וַ/יִּרְדְּפ֨וּ	vayiredefu	and-they-pursued
Judges 1:6	וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפ֖וּ	vayiredefu	and they pursued
Judges 3:28	רִדְפ֣וּ	ridefu	Follow
Judges 4:16	רָדַ֞ף	radaf	pursued
Judges 4:22	רֹדֵ֣ף	rodef	pursuing
Judges 7:23	וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפ֖וּ	vayiredefu	and they pursued
Judges 7:25	וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפ֖וּ	vayiredefu	and they pursued
Judges 8:4	וְ/רֹדְפִֽים	verodefim	yet pursuing
Judges 8:5	רֹדֵ֛ף	rodef	pursuing
Judges 8:12	וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֖ף	vayiredof	and he pursued
Judges 9:40	וַ/יִּרְדְּפֵ֣/הוּ	vayiredefehu	and chased him
Judges 20:43	הִרְדִיפֻ֔/הוּ	hiredifuhu	they pursued them
1 Samuel 7:11	וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפ֖וּ	vayiredefu	and they pursued
1 Samuel 17:52	וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפוּ֙	vayiredefu	and pursued
1 Samuel 23:25	וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֥ף	vayiredof	and pursued
1 Samuel 23:28	מִ/רְדֹף֙	miredof	from pursuing
1 Samuel 24:15	רֹדֵ֑ף	rodef	pursue
1 Samuel 25:29	לִ/רְדָפְ/ךָ֔	liredafekha	to pursue you
1 Samuel 26:18	רֹדֵ֖ף	rodef	pursue
1 Samuel 26:20	יִרְדֹּ֥ף	yiredof	hunts
1 Samuel 30:8	אֶרְדֹּ֛ף	eredof	Shall I pursue
1 Samuel 30:8	רְדֹ֔ף	redof	Pursue
1 Samuel 30:10	וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֣ף	vayiredof	and pursued
2 Samuel 2:19	וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֥ף	vayiredof	and he chased
2 Samuel 2:24	וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפ֛וּ	vayiredefu	and they pursued
2 Samuel 2:28	יִרְדְּפ֥וּ	yiredefu	they pursued
2 Samuel 17:1	וְ/אֶרְדְּפָ֥ה	veeredefah	and pursue
2 Samuel 18:16	מִ/רְדֹ֖ף	miredof	from pursuing
2 Samuel 20:6	וּ/רְדֹ֣ף	uredof	and pursue
2 Samuel 20:7	לִ/רְדֹּ֕ף	liredof	to pursue
2 Samuel 20:10	רָדַ֕ף	radaf	pursued
2 Samuel 20:13	לִ/רְדֹּ֕ף	liredof	to pursue
2 Samuel 22:38	אֶרְדְּפָ֥ה	eredefah	I pursued
2 Samuel 24:13	רֹדְפֶ֗/ךָ	rodefekha	pursues you
1 Kings 20:20	וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפֵ֖/ם	vayiredefem	and Israel pursued them
2 Kings 5:21	וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֥ף	vayiredof	and he pursued
2 Kings 9:27	וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֨ף	vayiredof	and pursued
2 Kings 25:5	וַ/יִּרְדְּפ֤וּ	vayiredefu	and they pursued
Isaiah 1:23	וְ/רֹדֵ֖ף	verodef	and chasing
Isaiah 5:11	יִרְדֹּ֑פוּ	yiredofu	they pursue
Isaiah 17:13	וְ/רֻדַּ֗ף	verudaf	and be chased
Isaiah 30:16	רֹדְפֵי/כֶֽם	rodefeykhem	your pursuers
Isaiah 41:3	יִרְדְּפֵ֖/ם	yiredefem	He pursues them
Isaiah 51:1	רֹ֥דְפֵי	rodefey	you who pursue
Jeremiah 15:15	מֵ/רֹ֣דְפַ֔/י	merodefay	from my pursuers
Jeremiah 17:18	רֹדְפַ/י֙	rodefay	my persecutors
Jeremiah 20:11	רֹדְפַ֥/י	rodefay	my persecutors
Jeremiah 29:18	וְ/רָֽדַפְתִּי֙	veradafeti	and-I-will-persecute
Jeremiah 39:5	וַ/יִּרְדְּפ֨וּ	vayiredefu	and they pursued
Jeremiah 52:8	וַ/יִּרְדְּפ֤וּ	vayiredefu	and they pursued
Ezekiel 35:6	יִרְדֲּפֶ֑/ךָ	yiredafekha	shall pursue you
Ezekiel 35:6	יִרְדֲּפֶֽ/ךָ	yiredafekha-2	shall pursue you
Hosea 2:9	וְ/רִדְּפָ֤ה	veridefah	and she will pursue
Hosea 6:3	נִרְדְּפָ֗ה	niredefah	let us pursue
Hosea 8:3	יִרְדְּֽפ/וֹ	yiredefo	will pursue him
Hosea 12:2	וְ/רֹדֵ֣ף	verodef	and-pursues
Amos 1:11	רָדְפ֨/וֹ	radefo	he pursued him
Nahum 1:8	יְרַדֶּף	yeradef	he will pursue
Psalms 7:2	רֹ֝דְפַ֗/י	rodefay	my pursuers
Psalms 7:6	יִֽרַדֹּ֥ף	yiradof	let him persecute
Psalms 18:38	אֶרְדּ֣וֹף	eredof	I pursue
Psalms 23:6	יִ֭רְדְּפוּ/נִי	yiredefuni	will follow me
Psalms 31:16	וּ/מֵ/רֹדְפָֽ/י	umerodefay	and from my pursuers
Psalms 34:15	וְ/רָדְפֵֽ/הוּ	veradefehu	and pursue it
Psalms 35:3	רֹדְפָ֑/י	rodefay	my-pursuers
Psalms 35:6	רֹדְפָֽ/ם	rodefam	pursuing them
Psalms 38:21	רדופ/י	rdvfy	I pursue
Psalms 38:21	רָֽדְפִ/י	radefi	I pursue
Psalms 69:27	רָדָ֑פוּ	radafu	they pursued
Psalms 71:11	רִֽדְפ֥וּ	ridefu	pursue
Psalms 83:16	תִּרְדְּפֵ֣/ם	tiredefem	you-pursue-them
Psalms 109:16	וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֡ף	vayiredof	and persecuted
Psalms 119:84	בְ/רֹדְפַ֣/י	verodefay	on my persecutors
Psalms 119:86	רְדָפ֣וּ/נִי	redafuni	have persecuted me
Psalms 119:150	רֹדְפֵ֣י	rodefey	who pursue
Psalms 119:157	רֹדְפַ֣/י	rodefay	my persecutors
Psalms 119:161	רְדָפ֣וּ/נִי	redafuni	persecuted me
Psalms 142:7	מֵ/רֹדְפַ֑/י	merodefay	from my persecutors
Psalms 143:3	רָ֘דַ֤ף	radaf	has persecuted
Proverbs 11:19	וּ/מְרַדֵּ֖ף	umeradef	and he who pursues
Proverbs 12:11	וּ/מְרַדֵּ֖ף	umeradef	but he who pursues
Proverbs 13:21	תְּרַדֵּ֣ף	teradef	pursues
Proverbs 15:9	וּ/מְרַדֵּ֖ף	umeradef	who pursues
Proverbs 19:7	מְרַדֵּ֖ף	meradef	He pursues
Proverbs 21:21	רֹ֭דֵף	rodef	pursues
Proverbs 28:1	רֹדֵ֣ף	rodef	pursuer
Proverbs 28:19	וּ/מְרַדֵּ֥ף	umeradef	but he who pursues
Job 13:25	תִּרְדֹּֽף	tiredof	will you pursue
Job 19:22	תִּרְדְּפֻ֣/נִי	tiredefuni	do you persecute me
Job 19:28	נִּרְדָּף	niredaf	shall we persecute
Job 30:15	תִּרְדֹּ֣ף	tiredof	pursues
Lamentations 1:3	רֹדְפֶ֥י/הָ	rodefeyha	her pursuers
Lamentations 1:6	רוֹדֵֽף	rodef	the pursuer
Lamentations 3:43	וַֽ/תִּרְדְּפֵ֔/נוּ	vatiredefenu	and pursued us
Lamentations 3:66	תִּרְדֹּ֤ף	tiredof	you will pursue
Lamentations 4:19	רֹדְפֵ֔י/נוּ	rodefeynu	our pursuers
Lamentations 5:5	נִרְדָּ֔פְנוּ	niredafenu	we are pursued
Ecclesiastes 3:15	נִרְדָּֽף	niredaf
Nehemiah 9:11	רֹ֨דְפֵי/הֶ֜ם	rodefeyhem	their-pursuers
2 Chronicles 13:19	וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֣ף	vayiredof	And he pursued
2 Chronicles 14:12	וַ/יִּרְדְּפֵ֨/ם	vayiredefem	and pursued them

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Lexicon H7291

Morphology HVqrmsa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H7291-26

Words from Root רדף (to chase, pursue, run after, persecute, hound)

Word Usage (144 occurrences of H7291)

Lexicon `H7291`

Morphology `HVqrmsa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H7291-26`